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Daughter of NIU police chief faces drug charges
Daughter of NIU police chief faces drug charges

SYCAMORE -- Authorities say the daughter of Northern Illinois University's police chief has been charged with drug possession.

Group: Great Lakes drownings rise to 87 in 2011 Group: Great Lakes drownings rise to 87 in 2011

MUSKEGON, Mich. -- Eight-seven people drowned in the Great Lakes in 2011, up from 74 the previous year, a safety group says.
Man dies after being pulled from lake Man dies after being pulled from lake

A man who was listed in critical condition after he was pulled from the lake this afternoon near a pier on the North Side has died from his injuries, officials said. 
McHenry sheriff's officer charged with sex assault McHenry sheriff's officer charged with sex assault

A sergeant for the McHenry County Sheriff's Office has been charged with criminal sexual assault, police said today.
High-rise fire victim: 'When elevator door opened ... she just got blasted' High-rise fire victim: 'When elevator door opened ... she just got blasted'

A woman who had moved to Chicago last March died early today after she unwittingly went up an elevator as a fire was blasting through the 12th floor of the high-rise apartment where she lived, officials said.
Jesse Jackson attends African National Congress's 100th anniversary Jesse Jackson attends African National Congress's 100th anniversary

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson says apartheid isn't over.
Serviceman thwarts robbery on CTA Serviceman thwarts robbery on CTA

An Illinois Army National Guardsman nabbed three robbers at a CTA Red Line station on the Near North Side Saturday evening after the suspects snatched someone else's iPhone, according to Chicago police.
1 dead, 1 injured in Avondale stabbing 1 dead, 1 injured in Avondale stabbing

Two men were stabbed and one later died from his wounds in the Avondale neighborhood Saturday, police said.

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